Solo Farming In The Tower

TL: Hanguk

Land of Trials.

“Candidate for the Tree of Creation, are you ready to take the second trial?”

When the Trial Statue asked,

[Yes!]

I hope I get sealed again!

Flamie answered in a voice full of anticipation.

“Good. Then, the second trial shall begin. Grow 1,000 World Trees.”

[…Huh?! There’s no sealing this time? I think I’d do better if I got sealed again.]

When Flamie asked,

“No.”

The Trial Statue responded in a firm voice.

Hiing.

Hearing the answer, Flamie was disappointed,

“But instead, for the third trial, I’ll seal your abilities.”

The Trial Statue gave Flamie a glimmer of hope.

[Hehe. Really?! Alright! I’ll quickly grow 1,000 World Trees and be back!]

Flamie hurriedly moved her roots to search for trees to grow into World Trees.

Meanwhile, the Grand Magic Stream was still growing as it absorbed Flamie’s magic power.

***Nôv(el)B\\jnn

<Drakenia>

“This is the Leviathan that worked our Mukbupal to the bone without letting it sleep?”

Sejun asked as he looked at the small green thread snake tied up in spider webs, unable to move.

Ppuu! Ppuu!

[That’s right! Please scold it!]

Mukbupal nodded his head vigorously, looking at Sejun with hopeful eyes.

Want me to scold him?

Alright.

Accepting Mukbupal’s request, Sejun said,

“You scoundrel?! Do you admit your crimes?!”

He shouted loudly at the Leviathan.

Then,

Ppuu…

Mukbupal’s long-harbored resentment began to melt away, and his eyes grew wet with emotion.

However,

Bebe?! Bebe?!

(What are you looking at?! Got a problem?!)

The Leviathan being scolded actually glared at Sejun and talked back.

Originally, it had become a tradition in the Blackie family for the newest member to pass on the position of ‘rookie’ while briefing about Sejun, but…

Hoping Leviathan would get scolded more, Mukbupal didn’t tell him anything about Sejun.

And then,

Kking?! Kking!

[Hey! Did you just glare at my butler?! Looks like you haven’t been scolded enough!]

Kkuuk.

Bebe!

(Great Blackie-nim, I’m sorry!)

As angry Blackie stomped on him repeatedly, Leviathan screamed.

A short while later.

Kihihit. Kking!

[Hehe. Butler! Give this one a name!]

After finishing the disciplinary education, Blackie asked Sejun to name the Leviathan, and ‘Sejun’s Naming Shop’ opened once again.

“Alright. First, let’s hear about your special traits.”

Bebe. Bebe…

(Yes. I’m a water snake, I can call tsunamis, I recently shed my skin…)

Leviathan told Sejun all of his special traits.

“Hmm.”

A water snake, tsunami, shedding skin, green thread snake, and he makes ‘bebe’ sounds…

Should I put a number in the name this time, too?

Although unintentional, after Mubalchil and Mukbupal, adding ‘gu’ (9) at the end would keep the order consistent. (TL: If you remember my previous notes, chil and pal at the end of Mubalchil and Mukbupal mean 7 and 8, respectively, in Korean.)

“Then….”

As Sejun began to deliberate on the name,

Thump. Thump. (TL: heartbeat sounds)

Blackie Family watched Sejun with sparkling eyes.

Mukun! Mukun! (TL: heartbeat sounds)

Ppukun! Ppukun! (TL: heartbeat sounds)

Especially Mubalchil and Mukbupal, who had the highest expectations.

Mubalchil wanted to escape the embarrassment of having the worst name, and Mukbupal didn’t want the Leviathan’s name to be better than his own.

With everyone’s hopes riding on him, Sejun pondered deeply over the name.

However,

It’s a green thread snake, so… Nokshilgu. [TL: 녹실구 (Nokshilgu) -> In this, 녹 (Nok) comes from 녹색, which means ‘green’ in Korean, 실 (shil) means ‘thread/yarn’ in Korean, and lastly, 구 (gu), as you know by now, means ‘9’ in Korean.]

A snake that summons tsunamis… Haebemgu. [TL: 해뱀구 (Haebemgu) -> In this, 해 (Hae) comes from 해일, which means ‘tsunami/tidal wave’ in Korean, 뱀 (bem) means ‘snake’ in Korean, and as for 구 (gu) I don’t think I need to repeat it again, right?]

A green snake that makes ‘Bebe’ sounds… Benokgu. [TL: 베녹구 (Benokgu) -> In this, 베 (Be) comes from 베베, which is the sound Leviathan is meaning ‘Bebe’, for 녹 (nok), and 구 (gu) I don’t think I need to repeat again.]

…This doesn’t feel right.

As no satisfying name came to mind, Sejun’s contemplation grew longer.

A name that suits one who betrayed his friend…

Sejun wanted to give Leviathan, who had tormented Mukbupal for so long, to reflect on his actions, Sejun hoped to come up with a name that would bring tears of guilt just from hearing it.

Am I too fixated on the ‘gu’?

Unable to think of a good name, when Sejun was about to let go of ‘gu’ and start fresh.

At that moment,

“Ah!”

The character for water, 水!

One Chinese character popped into Sejun’s head.

Thanks to that, he came up with a brilliant name.

Since it’s a snake with the water (水) attribute that makes ‘Bebe’ sounds…

“Besugu.” [TL: 베수구 (Besugu) -> So the only thing left to explain in this is 수 (su) (Hanja -> 水), which I hope some of you have already guessed means water. The other two, 베 & 구, have already been explained in the name explanations above. Also it doesn’t have any specific meaning but anyone hearing would be reminded of Drain (베수)]

Shiver.

Sejun felt chills as he said the name.

It was such a perfect name that anyone hearing it would be moved to tears by guilt.

Hehehe. As expected, I’m a genius.

As Sejun was feeling pleased with the name he created,,

[The effect of Talent: Namer has been activated.]

[The name ‘Besugu’ has been imbued with a special effect.]

[All stats increase by 999.]

[<Power: Nine Damaging Water Streams> has been granted.]

The Namer effect activated, giving stats and power to the name ‘Besugu’.

Then,

Kihihit. Kking?! Kking! Kking!

[Hehe. See that!? This is my butler’s naming skill! If you mess with the Great Blackie, I’ll have my butler give you a name!]

“As expected of Sejun~nim!”

Kkiruk!

Shararlang!

“You’re amazing!”

Karuruk!

Ppiyak!

Mumu!

Ppuu!

Blackie family was in a completely festive mood after hearing the name Sejun gave.

Because it had been a really long time since a name that could make everyone laugh came out.

Except for the one who received the name.

Bebe…

[My name is Besugu…?]

While the named party remained speechless,

Kihihit. Kking!

[Hehe. Congrats, Balchil, Ppal.]

Mumu!

Ppuu!

While Blackie was congratulating Mubalchil and Mukbupal who escaped from having the worst names,

Meanwhile,

Kuehehehe. Kueng!

[Hehehe. What they taste like?]

Seuup.

Cuengi was drooling while looking at the planet-destroying turtles that were flipped over on their backs.

Bukbuk…

Bukbuk…

The planet-destroying turtles trembled in fear feeling Cuengi’s gaze. They didn’t even dare think about attacking with their red beams.

Not because Cuengi was drooling while looking at them, but because they sensed the Beast of Apocalypse’s power from Cuengi.

They were originally beings called the Apocalyptic Destruction Turtles who were supposed to help the Beast of Apocalypse end the world when the apocalypse came.

In other words, they were Cuengi’s subordinates.

So, trembling under Cuengi’s gaze was only natural,

They knew they were guilty of abandoning their orders to wait for the apocalypse and instead succumbing to the power of destruction.

Bukbuk…

As the Apocalyptic Destruction Turtles trembled in fear waiting for their master’s judgment,

Seureureuk.

I’ll do anything to survive!

One turtle shrank its body and struggled to flip itself over.

Crawl. Crawl.

The miniaturized turtle crawled desperately toward Cuengi and,

Scratch! Scratch!

(O Beast of Apocalypse! Please spare me for my loyalty!)

The turtle rubbed its face against Cuengi’s leg to show its loyalty.

Bukbuk?!

(You’re trying to survive alone?!)

Seureureuk.

The other Apocalyptic Destruction Turtles hurriedly reduced their size and rubbed their faces against Cuengi’s body.

Kueng?! Kueng?!

[What is this?! Why are you getting smaller?!]

Cuengi was momentarily confused by the turtles getting smaller, but then

Kueng!

[Eat a lot!]

Cuengi started giving food to the 10 mini turtles.

If you’re small, they can’t be eaten properly!

Of course, the plan was to fatten them up and eat them later.

Unaware of this,

Bukbuk?! Bukbuk!

[See?! The Beast of Apocalypse has forgiven us! It’s all thanks to me!]

The turtle that first showed loyalty bragged to its companions.

***

Black Tower Administrator Area.

“Alright. Everyone, to your positions!”

When Aileen gave commands while looking into the crystal orb,

Kweek!

Wiing!

Kuoong!

Moo!

The Mushroom Ants, Poisonous Bees, Pink-fur, Minotaur King, and Black Minotaurs all moved to their positions.

Today was the night of the Blue Moon.

Aileen had summoned everyone to harvest crops imbued with the energy of the Blue Moon.

A short while later…

As the Blue Moon rose and time passed, patches of blue crops began to appear across the farm.

“Alright, harvest them!”

At Aileen’s command, the farm members began harvesting the crops.

“Kuhihihi. After harvesting well. I should give these to our Sejun.”

Aileen checked over the harvested crops, imagining how happy Sejun would be when he saw the crops she had prepared for him.

At that moment,

“Puhihihi.”

Aileen spotted Ace sneaking some of Sejun’s crops.

And then,

“My little brother must have been hungry? You should have said something if you were hungry.”

Aileen completely misunderstood the situation.

Although Sejun said to ‘absolutely’ not give anyone the food I made as he wants to eat all of it…

“I can’t let my little brother go hungry. Sejun will understand this, I’m sure.”

Of course, Sejun understood and was very grateful.

Though he wasn’t the one who had to eat Aileen’s food.

Thus, the seal on Aileen’s food that Sejun had placed for his in-laws’ family was broken, and Ace found himself face-to-face with Aileen’s food.

“Puhing… Noona, I’m sorry! I won’t steal brother-in-law’s crops again!”

Ace immediately begged for forgiveness.

However,

[The Tower’s Administrator says not to worry since she has plenty to give to you.]

Aileen’s misunderstanding deepened even further.

“Waaah~! Noona, I’m sorry!”

Ace’s cries echoed through the 99th floor of the Black Tower that night.

***

<Drakenia>

By now, it must be the Blue Moon.

Sejun lay down and looked at the night sky of Drakenia, deep in thought.

It was his third day in Drakenia.

Sejun thought he would finish the quest quickly, but the dragons were recovering their elemental powers much slower than he had expected.

It was because they had lost their powers for too long.

Of course, this was only a matter of time. Eating Sejun’s food would eventually help them regain their elemental powers.

The real problem was,

Kuo… Kek! Kek!

Many dragons had no idea how to use their breath attacks anymore.

Currently, about half of the dragons had recovered their power, so the quest progress should be close to 50%, but

[Quest Progress: 1.3%]

The current quest progress was absurdly low.

It was because dragons needed to be able to use their breath attacks for the quest to progress.

The other dragons were trying to teach those who had forgotten, but…

According to Evan, if dragons didn’t learn how to use their breath attacks when they were young, it became difficult to master them later.

This was something even Sejun couldn’t help with.

What to do about the breath attacks?

As Sejun stayed up late, worrying,

“Chairman Park, go to sleep quickly, meow!”

Theo, tired of waiting for Sejun, urged him to go to bed.

“Alright.”

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Keoeoh.

The moment Sejun replied, he fell asleep.

Gororong.

Theo followed suit and quickly dozed off.

The next morning.

“Alright!”

Sejun jumped up and prepared breakfast for his companions and the dragons.

At first, he only cooked for the dragons recovering their elemental powers, but soon, the other dragons started drooling over his food.

“Come and eat together.”

Sejun shared the food so everyone could eat.

Then,

[The quest has been updated.]

The quest details changed, adding a new goal to strengthen the other dragons.

As the balance of the world had been broken, the other dragons were also gradually losing their powers.

If more time had passed, all dragons would have eventually lost their strength.

“Puhuhut. If you want to eat food that makes you stronger, come and get a stamp, meow!”

Thanks to this, Theo picked up the stamp again and began stamping the other dragons’ feet, while Sejun reinforced his battle aura with stats returning to nature.

This time, Sejun experienced severe muscle pain, but,

Kueng!

Cuengi massaged him, helping him overcome the ordeal.

Thanks to Cuengi’s help, Sejun’s Muscle Strengthening Technique advanced another level, raising the potential of all his stats by 7,000.

Kihihit. Kking!

[Hehe. You’re such a useless butler! Great Blackie will help you!]

The dragons’ praises increased Sejun’s Mental Strength, which Blackie promptly handled by helping Sejun raise his mental strength limit.

After such an intense breakfast ended,

Kueng!

“Thanks, Cuengi.”

Slurp.

“Ahhh. My son is the best!”

Kkuhehehe.

When Sejun was praising Cuengi while drinking the coffee Cuengi made,

[<Title: Top Tower Farmer> effect activates. You have obtained 1% of Job Experience and Harvesting Skill proficiency acquired by Ajax Mamebe, the White Tower’s Tower Farmer.]

[With the effect of <Title: Top Tower Farmer>, you acquire 1% of the job experience and skill proficiency gained by Ajax Mamebe, the White Tower’s Tower Farmer.]

…

..

.

The messages began to pour in as the Tower Farmers started working.

And then,

“Ah.”

If it’s Ajax, he should be able to teach Breath techniques well, right?

Sejun had found the perfect candidate to teach the dragons how to use their Breath attacks.

In his current state, summoning Ajax wouldn’t make him faint anymore.

Sejun planned to use the Great White Dragon Ajax as the dragons’ Breath instructor.

“Ajax, summon.”

When Sejun summoned Ajax,

[Summoning Ajax Mamebe, the White Tower’s Tower Farmer.]

The message appeared.

However,

[This is a summon to a world outside the Tower.]

ting stay fees considering the Great White Dragon’s stats and status.]

Since this was outside the Tower, there was a cost for summoning.

Then,

[The stay fee is 1 million Tower Coins per hour.]

[<Bloodline: Great White Dragon> has been confirmed.]

[An additional 500,000 Tower Coins are added to the stay fee per hour.]

[<Power: Holy Dragon’s Strength> has been confirmed.]

[An additional 300,000 Tower Coins are added to the stay fee per hour.]

[<Power: Guardian of Light> has been confirmed.]

[An additional 50,000 Tower Coins are added to the stay fee per hour.]

[<Power: Hardened Young Dragon Scales> has been confirmed.]

…

..

.

The endless stream of messages continued.

“Ah. Right, Ajax is a dragon.” (TL: Dragon used here is the Eastern Dragon. If you haven’t read or don’t remember, the dragons in the Level 10 world where Sejun is currently staying are Western Dragons.)

Sejun only now realized the true weight of Ajax being a dragon.